The health problems you get to look out for after turning 30

By Compiled by Craig Hlavaty

on January 18, 2017 6:00 AM

PHOTOS: The laundry list of health issues you get to tackle after turning 30 years old

For many people turning 30 years old is a grim milestone, but it doesn't have to be. If you instead take the milestone as a challenge to get fit and improve yourself for the next several decades to come it's no big deal. You will miss triple bacon cheeseburgers the most.

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Guys should start self-examinations for testicular irregularities

You’ve like already been aware of your boys downstairs for some time -- at least since pre-puberty -- but actually taking a more intent pass down there could be a serious health matter. Testicular cancer chances are higher after 30 years old.

Try yoga, experts say. Learning a few stretching techniques to do daily can do wonders. You don’t need to become a yoga master or anything, but taking an active interest in flexibility now will pay off over the next decade and change.

A decade or so of loud bars, concerts, and other dumb stuff has likely damaged your hearing. Also, decent ear plugs now are cheaper than hearing aids later. Besides, don’t you want to hear your kids muttering dirty words at you under their breath?

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You can’t eat the way you did before

Eat less but learn to eat better. Your metabolism will begin to slow its roll, working against you to pack on pounds. Fight back by eating better and eating less. Remember, each piece of cheesy bread comes with a price.

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You worry about how your bones ache

We’ve learned that bone mass has reached its peak at around 30 years old and it’s all downhill after your Dirty 30. Women will become more susceptible to osteoporosis. Everyone should increase calcium intake to ensure bone strength.

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Your fertility begins to decline

Ironically right when you have your proverbial ducks in a row to have kids, the human body makes it a bit harder to conceive them.

Your fertility begins to decline

Ironically right when you have your proverbial ducks in a row to have kids, the human body makes it a bit harder to conceive them.

Photo: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

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Mind your mental health too

No doubt by 30 or so you will have already discovered any mental health issues you have been dealt. It’s time now to seek help and get things corrected or at least managed. Depending on the advancement of medical science, you will be stuck in your brain and body for a long time to come so its best to get some house cleaning done.

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Sleep becomes a necessity and not an accident

In your 20s sleep seemed almost like a nuisance, working to keep you away from all the fun stuff going on. By 30 years old (and likely even before this depending on your working life) the difference between eight hours and four hours of sleep is massive. Sleeping is time for your body to regenerate and repair itself.

Remember the letters ABCDE when looking at skin growths on your body: Asymmetry (not round), Border (irregular), Color (uneven, changing, different from other moles), Diameter (larger than a pencil eraser), Evolving (changing in size, shape, or color). All those weekends at summer music festivals now come back to haunt you.

You now begin to acquire the wrinkles you made fun of your parents for. Using moisturizer on all those important parts (seen and unseen) is a noble practice. Guys, if you feel silly doing it just pretend you are Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho".

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Your ability to manage stress becomes pertinent

It likely seemed that nothing in your 20s could bother you. Job changes, relationship changes, you could handle it all. After you turn 30 years old, dealing with stress becomes more important as it can start effecting your physical health. Find an outlet and stick to it.

You will start having random weird things happen to your body so you will need someone who can tell you what is serious and what can be treated by them. Get someone you feel comfortable in telling all sorts of awful things to.

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You could stand to eat more veggies

Insisting on eating something (anything) green for lunch and dinner is a start. Trade in the cheese fries for a salad with your burger maybe. Fruit and grains are your friend now and shouldn’t be an annoyance. You might even be excited to discover the grocery store carries more than beer and frozen pizza.

Sometime in your 20s you might have fallen off scheduling regular eye exams, assuming the new glasses you got every two or three years was sufficient. Nope. Growing older means that more of your income goes to bodily upkeep. Your bar tabs likely outweigh your co-pays and that’s OK.

PHOTOS: The laundry list of health issues you get to tackle after turning 30 years old

For many people turning 30 years old is a grim milestone, but it doesn't have to be. If you instead take the milestone as a challenge to get fit and improve yourself for the next several decades to come it's no big deal. You will miss triple bacon cheeseburgers the most.